OLE Object -- An OLE
Object that requires other OLE server applications to view, such as Microsoft
Word or Microsoft Excel.

Web Page -- A URL
reference to a web page which you can view with your web browser.

--
May be Changed

The May be Changed
checkbox indicates if you are able to edit the attachment.

--
Storage

Specify where images
are to be stored:

--
Database

Storing images in the
database provides centrally-accessible images without special file system
setup. However, database storage of images will increase the amount of database
space required for applications.

--
File or URL

File system storage of
images requires a shared file system that is accessible to all users and looks
the same to all users. For example, you should not store an image on your local
PC' s C drive as another PC accessing the system will not see your PC's C drive
as its C drive.

--
Document Block

The document block is
the section of the window below the multi-line attachment block. The document
block displays the current document in the attachments

--
block.

To improve performance
while scrolling through lists of attachments, uncheck the coordination
checkbox. The document block will not update until you turn coordination on
again.

Attention: If you
maximize the document block window, no other operations can be performed until
you restore the block to its original state.

If the attachment is
an image datatype, you can use the Magnification poplist to choose from a list
of percentages to enlarge or shrink the image, or enter your own percentage
sizing.

Adjust to Fit will
adjust the image to fit within the form. Move your cursor into another field to
see your image in the new scale.

--
Adding an Attachment

You can attach a
document to any record for which attachments are enabled, such as a supplier
definition or an Order Line.

--
To attach a document to an Oracle Applications .

record:

1. In an application
window, query or enter a data record.

2. Choose the
Attachment toolbar icon. The Attachments window opens.

3. Enter a category
and description.

To attach an image,
supply an image format (e.g. TIFF) and a file name, then select Database
storage if you want to copy it to the database. Otherwise, that image will be
loaded from the file system whenever you view it.

If the document you
want to attach already exists within Oracle Applications, choose the Document
Catalog... button.

When the Document
Catalog window opens, query an existing document, check one or more documents,
then choose Attach (1).

4. Save your work.

--
Viewing an Attached Document

To view an attached
document:

1. Query a record.

2. Press the
Attachment toolbar icon.

3. Move your cursor to
the document you want to view. The Attachments appear in the document block.

To see an OLE
document, double-click on the OLE object in the document block or move the
mouse into the document block then right-click to get the OLE menu; choose Document Object->Open.

--
Copying an Attachment from Another Record

Oracle Applications
keeps a catalog of documents that have been attached to applications data
records so far; therefore, you can take advantage of this catalog if you want
to attach an existing document to another data record.

--
To copy an attachment from another record

1. In an application
window, query the record that you want to attach a document to. (Don''t query
the record that already has the attachment.)

2. Choose the
Attachments toolbar icon.

3. Choose Document
Catalog.

4. Enter query
criteria in the Attached To: field for the application object you want to copy
attachments from.